The Lunatic Cultist is a boss in Terraria who spawns in the dungeon in hardmode when skeletron and the golem are defeated, he appears after killing 4 cultists who were worshipping a floating sigil with Cthulhu/Moon Lord`s head on it. His defeat causes the Celestial Pillars to appear and the Lunar Event to start.
Background[]
He is a mysterious blue-robe wearing lunatic wearing a crow`s mask who attempts to use magic to revive the previously defeated Cthulhu.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Flight: Flies around his battle.
- Teleportation: Seems to teleport to random spots.
- Magic: Uses various magic attacks in his battle.
- Fire Manipulation: Can shoot out fireballs.
- Ice Manipulation: Can shoot out spiky iceballs.
- Lightning Manipulation: Can shoot a ball of lightning that shoots lightning in 5 directions.
- Summoning: Summons several things during his battle.
- Shadowflame: a more powerful fire attack.
- Spirit Summoning: Can summon Wyvern spirits.
- Many Resistances: Is immune to all Terraria debuffs which include: Fire, Shadowflame, Confusion, Ichor, ect.
- Insanity: Is insane and very hard to predict.
- Duplication: Can summon 4 decoys of him that are harmless.
- Great Intelligence: Is intelligent enough to know how to revive/heal Cthulhu.
- Light Manipulation: Can shoot out Ancient Light.
- Healing: Is capable of healing Cthulhu.
Feats[]
Strength[]
- Can hurt the Terrarian.
- Has powers simillar to the Celestial Pillars.
Speed[]
- Can keep up with the Terrarian.
Durability[]
- Capable of taking hits from the Terrarian.
- Can survive all of the Terrarian`s effects.
Skill[]
- Very knowledgable about Cthulhu.
- Has incredibally powerful magic and is very capable of using it.
Weaknesses[]
- Quite slow.
- His attacks aren`t very defensive.
- His decoys have significant differances and are harmless.
- His decoys must be hit in order to summon Phantasm Dragon/Ancient Vision.
Fun Facts[]
- His mask is based on a plague docter`s mask.
- He is the smallest and only human boss besides from the Wall of Flesh.
- His trophy and Mask is his cultist head.
- The "Lunatic" in his name may mean both insane and something to do with lunar/the moon.
- His trophy is named "Ancient Cultist" which is still used in files.
- His drops:
- Ancient Manipulator
- Cultist Mask
- Ancient Cultist Trophy
- Greater Healing Potions
- Tablet Fragment
- Lunatic Cultist Relic